SUTTON
ON SEA (SUTTON LE MARSH) AND TRUSTHORPE WAR MEMORIAL

The
Sutton on Sea (Sutton le Marsh) war memorial also covers Trusthorpe
and stands at the corner HIgh Street and Trusthorpe Road, Sutton on
Sea. Originally the memorial was sited on the Promenade at Sutton
on Sea but was moved in 1953 when flooding meant that the sea wall
needed rebuilding. It takes the form of a stone pillar on a base.
On one side of the pillar there are several blocks of Portland stone
raised from the main body of the memorial to form a cross, on which
the words PRO PATRIA are moulded. On the other side of the memorial
is a tablet on which the dedication and names are inscribed which
is affixed to more raised stone blocks. There are 20 names for World
War 1 and 4 for World War 2. Additionally there is one name for 1947
(Palestine) and one for 1972 (Northern Ireland).

Officers
Cook 2nd Class 361226. HMS Surprise, Royal Navy. Died 23rd December
1917, aged 30 years. Son of William Robert and Jane Pinder Willson
of Grove Road, Sutton on Sea, Lincs. Commemorated CHATHAM NAVAL
MEMORIAL. 25.

WOOD

John
G

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to identify CWGC/SDGW. No further information currently

Trusthope

DAKIN

Thomas
William

Private
55819. 1st City of London Yeomanry. Died 15th February 1918 in Egypt,
aged 19 years. Son of Thomas and Emma Dakin of Trusthope, Lincs.
Born Derby, Derbyshire, enlisted Lincoln and resident Trusthope,
Lincs. Commemorated KANTARA WAR MEMORIAL. C.145.

L/Bombardier
824563. Royal Artillery. Died 30th September 1946, aged 32 years.
Son of Charles Wilson and Ellen Elizabeth Tow of Sutton on Sea,
Lincs. Commemorated SUTTON ON SEA (St Clement) CHURCHYARD.

Private,
Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. Shot by the Official
IRA whilst on duty in an observation post at an old filling station
on the Foyle Road in the Brandywell area of Londonderry 16th April
1972. Aged 21.

We
will remember them

Sutton
le Marsh (Sutton on Sea) Methodist Church

MORRISON

Kenneth
Mcleod

To
the glory of God and in memory of Kenneth Mcleod Morrison. Lieutenant,
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and 2nd Battalion, The
Parachute Regiment. Killed in action on St Andrew’s Day 1942
in North Africa, aged 21.
O valiant hearts, who to your glory came through dust of conflict
and through battle flame, tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue
proved, your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Lieutenant
176950. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps, formerly
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. Died 30th November 1942,
aged 21 years. Son of Brigadier Hugh Mcleod and Kathleen May Morrison
of Sunningdale, Berks. Commemorated Enfidaville War Cemetery. Plot
VI. Row B. Grave 21.